Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/06/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Lluis Yes, the vignette is too strong - I will reduce. Best and thanks to all of you. Ken On 6/30/2011 8:28 PM, Lluis Ripoll wrote: > Much better Ken, now I find it a terririf picture, a really outstanding. > > Maybe I will reduce a little the vignetting effet on the up corners > > Saludos > Lluis > > El 01/07/2011, a las 2:37, Ken Carney escribi?: > >> Here is another try: >> >> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/CRW_1654trial.jpg.html >> >> It is just a trial. I didn't do a very good job of cutting the mask, >> and the rooster's "colors" are off, but I can work on it some. The >> adobe wall behind him is from the St. Francis of Assisi church in >> NM. Probably all kinds of heresy going on here. >> >> Ken >> >> On 6/30/2011 5:14 PM, Ken Carney wrote: >>> Thanks to both of you for the suggestions. It was my fault not to >>> locate a better background - to tell the truth I was in a bit of a >>> hurry to get out of there. I do need to bring out detail in the >>> rooster. I did punch up the contrast, but that's the way I saw >>> the image - sort of gritty. It is a scan from a Kodachrome 25 >>> converted to b&w in Nik Silver Efex2. Actually, now that I think of >>> it, the best solution is just to mask the background and put him in >>> front of a stone wall or similar. Back to the drawing board once >>> more. >>> >>> Ken >>> >>> On 6/29/2011 10:27 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: >>>> That's the problem with grab shots, no lighting control. >>>> If the guy was accommodating, as it appears he was, you could of >>>> walked him over to a better location, within a 20-30 foot radius. >>>> I pulled it off the page and ran it through PS. While there are a >>>> few tweezes that can be can done, it looked essentially the same. >>>> The flare on the shoulder was easy to take care of. But it's all >>>> those areas in the background that are really tedious to deal with. >>>> Also, the chicken is too flat. >>>> Then there's always the old standby, when in doubt, flash fill. >>>> Scene fidelity tests, as a rule of thumb, should always be done >>>> prior to any shooting, per specific location. It doesn't matter if >>>> it's an auditorium, or a beach scape (which I dealt with over the >>>> past 24 hours). >>>> The custom space, sometimes marked C on a wheel, should be used to >>>> save key settings for lighting situation you're already familiar with. >>>> On paper, Mark, I would of printed it with a 3 filter, and then >>>> burned the face slightly with the #5, to separate the values. >>>> S.d. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 29, 2011, at 8:06 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>>> >>>>> I think that there is no information in that area what so ever and >>>>> you are >>>>> right drying to darken it would make it worse. Though I'd lower >>>>> the contrast >>>>> of the entire pic by quite a bit and that might help a bit. >>>>> Some Photoshop major players would experiment with "cloning" in >>>>> detail from >>>>> the pattern of the jacket. I'm sure if it came to that that could >>>>> be done. >>>>> The image really to me looks way jacked up in contrast like it >>>>> could have >>>>> been printed on 3 but you've printed it on Brovira 6. >>>>> >>>>> It looks like a scan from print. Can you find the neg and give it >>>>> a go from >>>>> that? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Mark William Rabiner >>>>> Photography >>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/ >>>>> Cars: http://tinyurl.com/2f7ptxb >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> From: Ken Carney<kcarney1 at cox.net> >>>>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>> Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:02:38 -0500 >>>>>> To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> >>>>>> Subject: [Leica] Photoshop guru needed >>>>>> >>>>>> LUG: >>>>>> >>>>>> Here is an image I would like to print, but there is a flaw. >>>>>> There is a >>>>>> flare on the right shoulder of the dude holding the fighting >>>>>> chicken. I >>>>>> would like to get rid of it, but so far nothing has worked. Perhaps >>>>>> nothing will work since there is no detail at all there. I remember >>>>>> Ansel Adam's photo of the Pioneer Woman, where he regretted the >>>>>> blown >>>>>> out area on her shoulder, but concluded any fix would just worsen >>>>>> it. >>>>>> Of course, Ansel did not have PS for better or for worse. Thanks >>>>>> very >>>>>> much for any suggestions. >>>>>> >>>>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kcarney/Haiti+fighting+cocksBW2.jpg.html >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Ken >>>>>> (I took this with the fabled Summicron f/2 - how come there is >>>>>> something >>>>>> less than perfect?) >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >